Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Nov 19 2017 COMMENT BY THE INFORMATION AND PRESS DEPARTMENT ON FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEY LAVROV'S VISIT TO ARMENIA MOSCOW, Russia Between November 20 and 21, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will make an official visit to Yerevan, where he will hold talks with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and will have a meeting with President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan. Sergey Lavrov will visit Armenia during the year of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (April 3) and the 20th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance (August 29). The ministers will attend the opening of the exhibition titled Russia and Armenia: Friendship Tempered by Centuries and the ceremonious cancellation of an Armenian postal stamp dedicated to these events. They also plan to sign a plan of consultations between the foreign ministries of Russia and Armenia for 2018aˆ’2019. The agenda of the talks includes a broad range of topics related to bilateral cooperation, foreign policy coordination at the EAEU, the CSTO and the CIS, as well as the coordination of the two countries' positions at the UN, the OSCE, the Council of Europe, BSEC and other international organisations. The foreign ministers will discuss regional security as well, including ways to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The strengthening of bilateral cooperation is boosted by the intensive top level political dialogue. On March 15, the President of Armenia made an official visit to Russia. On August 23, President of Russia and President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan held talks in Sochi. On November15, the two leaders attended the opening of the Days of Armenian Culture at the Tretyakov Gallery.